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Michael Johnathon (born January 22, 1963)〔(Billboard ''Feb. 3, 2001'' ) Article by Frank Saxe〕 is an American folksinger, singer-songwriter, producer, author, and playwright.〔(Americana Agency bio )〕 He has written several books, released nine albums, and tours nationwide. While the great majority of his recordings〔(Allmusic.com ) List of his recordings〕 are his own compositions; he has recorded many traditional and cover songs. Originally from New York State, Johnathon moved to rural Mousie, Kentucky (in Knott County) during the early 1980s in order to learn about the folk tradition. He began his career performing at schools and fairs and touring with established artists including Judy Collins.〔(allmusic.com ) Bio by Jason Ankeny〕 In the summer of 1993 Johnathon began producing the Troubadour Concert Series〔(History of the Troubador Concert Series )〕 at the Kentucky Theater in Lexington, Kentucky and the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky. He also is the founder, producer and host of the ''WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour'', a folk/roots/Americana multi-media program. The weekly show is a live webcast from the Kentucky Theatre〔(Schedule page ) at ''woodsongs.com''〕 in Lexington, Kentucky which is also recorded for broadcast internationally on 493 radio stations. The broadcast is heard by over one million radio listeners and is carried by the rado service of the American Forces Network (AFN) which broadcasts it to 175 countries and all US naval ships at sea.〔(woodsongs.com ) affiliates page〕 It is also on XM Satellite Radio on XM-15 The Village. The live webcast which has both audio and video streaming, can be accessed weekly at the Woodsongs website.〔(Woodsongs.com ) webcast page〕 There is also a related archive page which allows downloading.〔( Woodsongs.com ) archive page〕 The TV broadcast reaches at least 51 million TV homes nationwide on PBS and the Bluehighways cable TV channel.〔( Chattanooga Times Free Press website ) June 27, 2008; music reporter Casey Phillips spoke with Michael Johnathon, singer/songwriter and founder/host of the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour show, about what grassroots music is and why he loves it.〕 Johnathan wrote the script for the play ''Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau,'' performed in over 8,700+ colleges, community theaters, high schools and home schools in nine countries for Earth Day since its release in 2007.〔(Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau ) Free materials for teachers〕 The play is set during the final two days Henry David Thoreau spent at his cabin in Walden Pond. The production explores the roles we play in the protection of the earth, challenging the audience to live more simply, thus preserving the natural environment of their home communities.〔(broadwayworld.com ). 11-12-2009 article〕 A film of the play that aired nationwide on PBS stations 〔(waldenplay.com ) Credits listed〕 was one of ten winners of the 2009 John Muir Award for ''Feature Film''.〔(2009 yosemitefilmfestival.com ) 2009 ''John Muir Award'' Winners〕 He also wrote the script 〔(Caney Creek -screenwriter page )〕 for the motion picture project, "Caney Creek: The Legend of Alice Lloyd".〔("Caney Creek: The Legend of Alice Lloyd" home page )〕 It is the true story of the educator, Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd. Woodsongs Inc., a 501(c)(3) private foundation of which Johnathon is president〔(National Center for Charitable Statistics ) Organization details of Woodsongs Inc.〕 is currently seeking tax-deductible donations to fund the project. All the proceeds from the release of the motion picture will be administrated by a selected overseer, and will contribute to or pay the costs of eligible Appalachian students to attend the college of their choice.〔(Financial details of the Caney Creek project )〕 ==Discography== * ''Dreams of Fire'' (1990, PoetMan) * ''Assassins in the Kingdom'' (out of print, 1995, PoetMan) * ''WoodSongs'' (1995, PoetMan) * ''WoodSongs I Book & CD Gift Set (1998, 176 pages plus WoodSongs CD, PoetMan) * ''Road'' (2000, PoetMan) * ''Homestead'' (2003, PoetMan) * ''WoodSongs II Book & CD Gift Set (2004, 176 pages plus Homestead CD, PoetMan) * ''Michael Johnathon and the Folkboy Orchestra-Live!'' (2004, Poetman) 64 min * ''Evening Song'' (2006, PoetMan) * ''Walden: The Earth Song Collection'' (2007, PoetMan) * ''Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau DVD & CD Gift Set (2009, PoetMan) * ''Ravenwood'' (2010, PoetMan)〔(ravenwoodcd.com )〕 * ''Front Porch'' (2012, PoetMan) * ''"Woody: For The People"'' arias from the Woody Guthrie Opera (2012 PoetMan) * ''Looking Glass: The Live Concert Album (2014 PoetMan) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Johnathon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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